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Divorce Italian Style

Approved
Movie
1961
1h 44m
Italian
Comedy, Crime
Ferdinando Cefalù is desperate to marry his cousin, Angela, but he is married to Rosalia and divorce is illegal in Italy. To get around the law, he tries to trick his wife into having an affair so he can catch her and murder her, as he knows he would be given a light sentence for killing an adulterous woman. He persuades a painter to lure his wife into an affair, but Rosalia proves to be more faithful than he expected.
Rating
WATCHMODE
8
IMDB
Divorce Italian Style (1961) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
95

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Marcello Mastroianni
Ferdinando Cefalù
Daniela Rocca
Rosalia Cefalù
Leopoldo Trieste
Carmelo Patanè
Odoardo Spadaro
Don Gaetano Cefalù
Angela Cardile
Agnese Cefalù
Lando Buzzanca
Rosario Mulè
Pietro Tordi
Attorney De Marzi
Ugo Torrente
Don Calogero
Bianca Castagnetta
Donna Matilde Cefalù
Giovanni Fassiolo
Don Ciccio Matara
Laura Tomiselli
Aunt Fifidda
Saro Arcidiacono
Dr. Talamone (uncredited)
Renzo Marignano
Communist Party Activist (uncredite...
Bruno Bertocci
Man in the Square (uncredited)
Pietro Fumelli
Judge (uncredited)
Alba Maiolini
Woman in the Courtroom (uncredited)
Directed By: Pietro Germi
Written By: Ennio De Concini (Story), Pietro Germi (Screenplay), + 3 more

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2016moonlight says...
4 years ago
had to watch for my european cinema class... was cringing all over
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Maarten Delfgou says...
3 years ago
The original title of the film is Divorzio all'italiana.
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Featured User Reviews

talisencrw
6 years ago
As a bizarre tribute to my mom on her 75th birthday and her 46-year-marriage to her only love, my father, who died in 2011, and to her subsequent loyalty and devotion, with stubborn refusal to even contemplate having another relationship, I decided to watch 'Divorce Italian Style'. It was hilarious More
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